Guide to Digital Comic Book Coloring 2023 – Photoshop

Requirements

Photoshop is used throughout this course. These techniques can generally be applied to other apps such as Clip Studio in most cases.
Graphics tablet (strongly recommended). Coloring is possible with a mouse, but it’s harder.
The provided Tool Presets for brushes, lasso and bucket settings require Photoshop CS6 or higher, but I also provide the manual settings if you use an older version of Photoshop. There are no presets for older versions or other applications.
Be ready to learn a lot!

Learn everything from the very basics of layering to finishing pages with special effects.
Understand color theory as it applies to comic art.
Master the art of storytelling as you learn about plane separation, strategic rendering, and the importance of value and contrast in your pages.
Learn effective techniques for adding color to line art in different styles from traditional lasso “cut and grad” style and more.
Learn which layer modes work best for different effects.
Learn tips on portfolio building, finding work as a colorist, and collaborating with other creators.
Save time with tons of tips, tricks, and shortcuts that are critical to working in production of comic art.
Students will be more confident in their coloring abilities and have a solid understanding of what color in comics really is.
Students will understand how pro colorists think about color in comics and sequential art.

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